Coconut Macaroons with Chocolate Chips and Almonds
Because coconut macaroons are gluten-free and unleavened, they have been a long-standing staple in Jewish communities, especially during Passover. This version dresses up the classic coconut-based sweet treat with milk chocolate chips and slivered almonds. By using egg whites and sugar as the base of our macaroons, along with sweetened shredded coconut, we created […]
Noodle Kugel
After an intense internal debate about how a noodle kugel should be—naked or cereal-topped? wide noodles or extra-wide noodles? souffléed or custardy? sweet or savory?!—this is where we landed. Our kugel is a touch sweet and a touch eggy, landing somewhere between airy and pudding-like. Don’t tell your guests, but we like the corner pieces—where […]
Roasted Tomato Soup with Ricotta Matzah Balls
It’s been a while since I had fun with a food-culture mash-up and this roasted tomato soup with ricotta matzah balls is probably one of my favorites to date. As the cooler season approaches, matzo ball soup is always on order. But this time, I wanted to combine our heritages and our cultures into […]